Sydney and her Toothbrush

Here is Syd at 6 months with her toohbrush. She was getting her first tooth and wanted to rub her gums constantly.


Syd is now 16 months old and getting teeth number 13 and 14 - and they hurt.


She doesn't like when we brush her teeth - she has to do it herself becuase she thinks she's a big girl.


Syd wanted to show her Uncle, who's a dentist how good she can brush her teeth. But when you brush your teeth you need to look in the mirror to see what your doing. Not even the camera could distract her from brushing her teeth.

My new bag

I have been trying to find the perfect bag to put both my usual purse stuff plus Sydney's diaperbag necesscities in. The problem is they are either all way too big or simply I didn't like the material. So being the overly ambitious person I tend to be - I thought I'll just make one myself. First problem - what should it look like - I quickly found the wonderful world of Amy Butler Patterns. Second Problem - Material - that was also quickly solved by a trip the Netherlands Fabric Market. I got great deals on the material - 5€/m for the print and 2€/m for the solid. There were several other problems that came up - seeing as I decided to make the pattern myself, and then installing a magnetic snap. But I am thrilled with the end result.

Leftover Material

So - I have been keeping old pairs of jeans thinking I could make something with the denim. Sydney now has a jean skirt and teddybear. The bear is a favorite - I had to take it from her bed to get a picture of it.